Replacement of windscreen for Octy

[Lightspeed]

Thinking of doing it before my insurance renewal.... $50

 

Car was manufactured in 2000.

 

7yr old windscreen Lots of scratches, etc.

 

What do you guys think?

 

Time to have it replaced?

 

Or stick with it (if it ain't broken don't fix it)

[Virus]

Won't it affect your next premium? presume you continue with current Insurer...

[XLR8]

Think if nothing wrong, better dont itchy go touch.

[Lightspeed]

Nope. Windscreen cover every year under insurance... $50... you guys don't have such coverage?

 

Have such coverage since my first car ... premium will not be affected

Edited January 22, 2008 by Lightspeed

[Lightspeed]

Only concern are the "new" seals vs the original...

But I don't suppose the job can be THAT bad

[Moeykf]

if the scratches affect your driving then by all means get it changed. make it crack abit then claim insurance .

 

my octy's 3yr old windscreen cracked after it hit a big stone at ns highway. it took only 6 hours to get it changed for free.

[Lightspeed]

You're right... alot of scratches... plus visibility in the rain is really terrible even with new wipers ...

 

Guess I gotta check if there's stock of the windscreen in the first place as I guess the workshops will have to get them from CA in the end

[Moeykf]

ur car is insured by which company?

 

mine was insured by mitsui and got mine done up within a day at their authorised workshop(should be the one at sing ming autocare level 3, specialised in changing windscreens). i call them 10pm in the morning, push in my car ard 12pm and collected my car at 5pm.

[Lightspeed]

RoyalSun Alliance... Authorised workshop at Sin Ming Lvl 1 for windscreen repair

[Moeykf]

order the windscreen before cracking it

[Fortress]

Please note that the windscreen MUST have a damage and not scratches....and probably in the situation when the car is travelling and something hit it...in other situations are always have disputes.

[Lightspeed]

It's not difficult for the windscreen to have damages

[Fortress]

It seems that scratches are not included for claims

[Moeykf]

aiya nvm......there are always ways to go by it.

[Fortress]

Absolutely, just don't say that you want to change it because it has scratches, the next thing you know, it is a self claim on the insurance.

[Lightspeed]

Ivan, there are insurance policies that provide windscreen coverage without loading on the insurance

 

As for the windscreen itself, there are industry methods to facilitate the change of windscreen

[Moeykf]

understood

[Dudemobile]

Change better, the seals would have hardened by now. esp under our baking sun and 35++ DegC temps.